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| mass media | средства массовой информации | |
| paper = newspaper | газета | |
| reader | читатель | |
| daily | ||
| quality | [kwolItI] | ежедневная газета |
| serious | серьезный | |
| thought | [Tþt] | мысль |
| thoughtful | внимательный | |
| thoughtfully | внимательно | |
| shock shocking | удар, потрясение скандальный | |
| personal | личный | |
| twice | дважды | |
| they are twice the size | они вдвое больше по размеру | |
| guardian | ['g¸dj@n] | наставник |
| independent | независимый | |
| observer | обозреватель | |
| mirror | зеркало | |
| headquarters | [,hed'kwþt@z] | штаб-квартира |
| press | пресса | |
| television | телевидение | |
| to watch | наблюдать | |
| to watch television | смотреть телевизор | |
| pastime | времяпрепровождение | |
| to broadcast (broadcast, | передавать по радио/по | |
| broadcast) | телевидению | |
| authority | [þ'Tor@tI] | власти, администрация |
| income | ДОХОД | |
| to look after | следить за, присматри | |
| вать за | ||
| region | регион | |
| regional | региональный | |
| to choose (chose, chosen) | выбирать | |
| to run | управлять, руководить | |
| to run a station | направлять деятельность | |
| радиостанции | ||
| to run a shop | владеть магазином |
Exercises
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1. Read the following:
the British
many of them delivered to their home
the quality newspapers
the popular newspapers
the home of the nation's newspaper
moved their headquarters
in the eastern part
one of the great pastimes
the ВВС
the IBA
2. Insert articles:
... British are... nation of newspaper readers.
Many of them have... daily paper delivered to their home.
Fleet Street was... home of... nation's newspapers till... recent past.
Docklands is... newly developed business centre in... eastern part of London.
... Financial Times is widely read by businessmen.
Watching television is one of... great British pastimes. Broadcasting in... United Kingdom is controlled by...ВВС and... IBA.
... ВВС receives its income from... government.
... private companies controlled by... IBA earn money from advertising.
3. Insert prepositions:
The IBA is responsible... looking... the regional independent TV companies.
They also broadcast programmes they have bought... other regions.
National radio is controlled... the ВВС.
Listeners can choose... four stations.
Some local stations are run... the ВВС.
Their programmes consist mainly... music and local news.
4. Sum up what the text said about:
• English newspapers
• theВВС
• the IBA
